University of Saint Joseph (USJ) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in West Hartford, CT.

It offers 40 graduate programs - 24 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 11 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $17,604.

A total of 959 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,952 students at USJ. USJ offers online graduate programs and 394 out of 959 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find USJ's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $17,604. It offers forty (40) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Saint Joseph
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT
Graduate School Students1,060 students
394 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)$17,604
Student to Faculty10:1 (10.00%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 40 Graduate Programs
24 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 14 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Saint Joseph

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Saint Joseph with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $17,604 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $978.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$17,604
Cost per Credit$978
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$14,426 (On-Campus) / $11,684 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$1,626 (On-Campus) / $2,652 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$34,856
Off-Campus Total$33,140

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Saint Joseph offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 40 major areas - 24 Master's (9 online programs), 2 Doctorate, 11 Post-Bachelor's (6 online programs), 3 Post-Master's. 373 students have been conferred Master's degree and 48 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total373487017
Men8016173
Women293325314

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Curriculum and Instruction23ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional Technology14ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching37 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching (other) NOT OFFER 34 NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education17ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor14ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences14ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6ONLINE NOT OFFER
Biochemistry15ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Genome Sciences/GenomicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nutrition Sciences26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry13ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Counseling Psychology29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Behavior Analysis12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work42 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and WellnessNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant37 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6
PharmacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public HealthONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Health Services AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Dietetics/DietitianNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 11
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

USJ graduate schools have a total of 1,060 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 210 male and 850 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 649 full-time and 411 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 394 students enrolled through online exclusively and 117 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 646 White, 139 Black, and 50 Asian students are attending at University of Saint Joseph. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

16 grad students are younger than 22 and 188 students are older than 65. It has 574 students aged between 22 and 30 and 181 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,060
Men210
Women850
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,060
Full-time Students649
Part-time Students411
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,060
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian50
Black139
Hispanic152
White646
Two or more races29
Un-Known33
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,060
21 & Under16
22-24278
25-29296
30-34120
35-3961
40 & Over188

Online Population

At University of Saint Joseph graduate schools, 394 students enrolled online exclusively and 117 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment959
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses394
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses117
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses448
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses394
Connecticut Resident300
Other State In U.S.91
Outside of U.S.3